Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 28, 2021 Afghanistan’s two Paralympic athletes have arrived in the athletes’ village in Tokyo and will compete next week in their events, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on August 28. The two-person team of Zakia Khudadadi, a tae kwon do athlete, and Hossain Rasouli, a track athlete, flew from
CBS News: Afghan taekwondo athlete Zakia Khudadadi was supposed to be on her way to the Tokyo Paralympics and become her country’s first ever female participant in the Games. Instead, as the Taliban have taken control of Afghanistan, the 23-year-old tells CBS News she and her family are living a “nightmare.” Click here to read
Ariana: Farzad Mansouri, the Afghan national taekwondo athlete, was beaten on Tuesday morning by his Korean rival, and he missed to fight for the bronze medal following IN Kyo Don’s defeat. Click here to read more (external link). More Sports News ‘We’re so proud of her’: Afghanistan’s gutsy female cyclists ready to cheer on Ali
Tolo News: Afghan taekwondo competitor Farzad Mansouri will face a Korean rival on Tuesday in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The competition will kick off on Tuesday at 7:45 am local Kabul time. Mansouri, 19, will compete in the 80kg category. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Two Afghan athletes, Farzad Mansoori and Hussain Lutfi, each won a bronze medal in the 2021 Beirut Open Taekwondo Tournament which finished on Monday. The three-day tournament started on June 19 and 269 athletes from 44 countries participated. Click here to read more about (external link).
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s Mohsen Rezaee won a gold medal in the 2021 Asian Taekwondo Championships by defeating his rival from South Korea in the final match in Lebanon on Thursday, becoming the first-ever Afghan to win a medal at the competition. The 2021 Asian Taekwondo Championships were attended by 189 athletes from 21 countries. Click
1TV: Afghanistan will host Pakistan for a series of three T20s and three ODIs to be held in the UAE in August and September, a Pakistani media outlet reported on Sunday. The cricket boards of the two countries are discussing the series, Geo News reported. Click here to read more (external link). More Sports News
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s national taekwondo team missed the Asian qualifying matches for the Tokyo Olympics over positive tests of three members of the squad amidst their trip to Jordan this week. Their coach has also tested positive for COVID-19. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Afghan women’s one-day taekwondo open competitions in Kabul ended with the victory of the Abrishom Dorakhshan team on Sunday. 50 female taekwondo athletes in multiple weight-categories participated. Nargis Hussaini was selected as “the top athlete,” while Nematullah Habibi was picked as “top coach.” Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: A group of six taekwondo athletes left Kabul on Tuesday for Uzbekistan in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics. The group will take part in a training camp in Uzbekistan before competing in the Asian Games, which will be hosted by Jordan in three months. Click here to read more (external link).